LEWISTON — It didn’t take long for telethon volunteers to sense a theme. New students at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College were concerned about textbooks. Affording them. Borrowing them. Getting them in time for classes that start this week. And it didn’t take long for Dean Joyce Gibson to come up with a […]
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Madeleine Giguère Scholarship winners announced
LEWISTON — The University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection has announced the recipients of the Madeleine Giguère Scholarship for the 2013-14 school year. Hattie Freye of New Gloucester and Leah Jutras of Auburn each will receive $1,000 toward their studies at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College. The scholarship is awarded every year to up to three students […]
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L-A College celebrates 25 years
LEWISTON — When Mary Sylvain-Leonas began studying for her four-year college degree, she was 41. She was supporting four children. And she’d spent her adult life working in shoe shops. “Going to college was my dream,” said Sylvain-Leonas, who became one of the first students at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College. “It was […]